Europe

Nepali psychiatrist guidance for Nepalese in Croatia

Croatia has emerged rapidly as a new EU destination for Nepali workers over the past few years, drawing growing numbers into hospitality, tourism, construction and food service roles around Zagreb, Split, and the Adriatic coastal resort towns, as recruitment agencies increasingly present it as an accessible alternative to the Gulf or more established Western European destinations. Much of the work is seasonal, tied to Croatia's intense summer tourism season along the coast, which brings long hours during peak months followed by uncertainty about work and income during the quieter off-season. As one of Europe's newest Nepali worker destinations, the community is still small and dispersed, and Croatian-language bureaucracy for residence permits and healthcare registration can feel genuinely disorienting for workers who arrived with limited preparation for the paperwork involved. Recruitment costs paid before departure from Nepal, combined with the seasonal, sometimes precarious nature of tourism-sector work, add real financial pressure from the very start of a contract.